What's something you wish you did differently on your first build?

Nothing.

I stopped right at the point where I'd get strongly diminishing returns. Sure, I could have purchased a 280x instead of the 270, but for what purpose? So I can play TF2 at 300 fps instead of 200? =P

The only demanding games I've played in the past year are Bioshock Infinite (high, 60 fps), Alan Wake (medium, 60 fps), and Sanctum 2 (medium-high, 60 fps).

It suits my needs perfectly, and I have no regrets =)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor Purchased For $99.99
Motherboard MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Purchased For $74.49
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Purchased For $79.99
Storage Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Purchased For $66.99
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Purchased For $59.24
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card Purchased For $169.99
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case Purchased For $69.99
Power Supply Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Purchased For $69.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Pro OEM (64-bit) Purchased For $69.99
Monitor ViewSonic VX2452mh 60Hz 23.6" Monitor Purchased For $0.00
Keyboard Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard Purchased For $13.62
Mouse UtechSmart Venus Wired Laser Mouse Purchased For $39.99
Headphones Creative Labs Aurvana Live! Headphones Purchased For $72.20
Speakers Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers Purchased For $37.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $924.46
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-06 14:12 EDT-0400
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